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The Baroque Era
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Social and Cultural Background
Baroque is a term borrowed from the visual arts and one that is used
in many different senses. applies to the years between
1600 and 1750. The most famous composers of this time were Bach, Handel,
Vivaldi and Teleman.
Politically it was an age of magnificent abso ....
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.... the music performed in the court. These positions
were very unstable though and composer were always on the lookout for new
opportunities.
The responsibilities of performers during this era was to write music
at a furious pace due to the demand. Bach, for example, was responsible for
one cantata a week while he was music director at Leipzig. Due to the pace
the music was written, the performers of the pieces had to fill in the
details. Baroque music can therefore be classifie.... |
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